The housing recovery in London is starting to spread to the rest of the
country, with potential buyers queueing from the early hours to get a
glimpse at a new home.

Barratt Developments, which nearly collapsed during the recession, said that
there was such buyer appetite it was making five to ten sales a day after
opening a show home at new outlets.

At a recent launch of a Barratt scheme at Newbury Racecourse, Berkshire,
potential homeowners queued from 4am. At another, in Woking, the sales rate
more than doubled from two homes a week to five. Even further afield,